Hlaingbwe

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Hlaingbwe

Easternmost township of Thaton District, Lower Burma, lying between 16° 43' and 17° 51' N. and 97° 35' and 98° 20' E. with an area of 2,035 square miles. It is separated from Siam on the east by the Thaungyin river, and is hilly and sparsely populated, its inhabitants being mostly Karens. The population was 28,411 in 1891, and 43,726 in 1901, distributed in 208 villages, of which the largest is Hlaingbwe (population, 1,208), the head-quarters, on the east bank of the Hlaingbwe river, 108 miles from Moulmein. The area cultivated in 1903-4 was 81 square miles, paying Rs. 49,500 land revenue.